Moisés Caicedo's great goal secures Chelsea's draw against Manchester United | first division

It has come to look like a collector's item: a manchester united Goal in the Premier League. When Bruno Fernandes' penalty goal arrived in the 70th minute, the celebrations were accordingly. Especially Ruud van Nistelrooy, United's interim coach who keeps Rúben Amorim's bench warm.

Van Nistelrooy clenched his fists, ran down the line, jumped and punched the air. It was like the old days when I was leading the line for United, and the release of emotion was understandable because there was a lot of frustration about the team's performance.

It was only his ninth goal of the league campaign, in his tenth game; Remarkable levels of waste have been a major issue, one of the many drivers behind Erik ten Hag's demise.

The lead lasted only four minutes. Chelsea He deserved something, especially after his performance in the first half, and he got it when the best player of the match, Moisés Caicedo, so sweetly caught a ball on the edge of the area after a half-cleared corner. It was a celebration of technique and concentration, the volley sailed through the crowd and into the bottom corner, André Onana helpless.

There were chances at both ends from then on, Fernandes wasting a golden opportunity in stoppage time, but the equalizer was fine. It left United with 12 points, their lowest after 10 league games since 1986-87, the season in which Alex Ferguson took charge on 6 November (after 13 games). It's fair to say that Amorim will be starting from a low base.

Van Nistelrooy has two more games in charge (PAOK in the Europa League on Thursday, Leicester on Sunday, both at home) and this one was always going to be tougher than the Carabao Cup game against Leicester last week. Chelsea had traveled with confidence, Enzo Maresca returning to his first-choice XI after rotating them all in the Carabao Cup exit at Newcastle. The team was ready for Cole Palmer and he stood out, as always.

There was a reason Palmer was looking for space on the inside left; to reach Casemiro, to take advantage of the United midfielder's lack of mobility. It was a loose pass from Casemiro that Palmer almost took advantage of early on, Caicedo stepping up to win the ball and feed it. Palmer was prevented by solid one-on-one defending from Matthijs de Ligt.

Chelsea was the better team in the first half, more cohesive in the third half, Caicedo excellent. His big chance was a header from Noni Madueke following a Palmer corner in the 15th minute. With Wesley Fofana also free behind him, Madueke adjusted his body to head against the post. Was Fofana in a better position? On the rebound, Lisandro Martínez hit Levi Colwill. Chelsea wanted a penalty. It would have been generous.

The Chelsea press created some problems for United, especially when Onana got Casemiro into trouble, Caicedo made the challenge and saw the ball rise and go over the bar. Chelsea's overall threat, however, did not translate into many clear-cut chances.

United wanted to win the ball and make a quick transition, looking for Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford. There were too many times where they missed their passes or didn't move the ball fast enough. It was hard work; a lot of effort, low levels of composure and quality.

United had chances in the first half, two big ones, the first in the 24th minute, when Rasmus Højlund crossed low on the counter and Rashford let Garnacho run. He entered only to shoot meekly. On the stroke of half-time, Fernandes crossed for Rashford, who fired a volley from a difficult angle onto the crossbar.

Pedro Neto ran towards Diogo Dalot after the break and fired low past the far post, but he was increasingly full of errors and wear and tear. When Garnacho squandered a golden chance after a cutback by Fernandes, parrying the shot with his right foot, it was easy to wonder where the goal would come from. For Garnacho it was one of those days.

Højlund battled valiantly with Fofana and Colwill and finally got away from the former, getting behind him to control a cross from Casemiro. If the touch took him away from the goal, he had his reward when Robert Sánchez came off his line to catch his ankle with his gloves. Fernandes' penalty was nerveless.

Game over? It's not a possibility. With this United team, the last few minutes are usually the trigger for chaos. Once tied, Chelsea was about to score again, the ball reached Enzo Fernández, who came on as a substitute, after a rebound and a slip by De Ligt. With Onana out of his line, Fernández's chip went high.

United is back. Garnacho shot over the far post and deflected a side volley too high. Meanwhile, Joshua Zirkzee, who came on as a substitute, took too long to reach the goal after a move by Fernandes.

Fernandes almost had the last word, enjoying the escape of the ball into the area and then volleying wide. Martínez was lucky to see yellow instead of red at the end after digging his studs into Palmer's knee; He set out to stop him and wanted to be absolutely sure. With United, there are very few certainties at the moment.